# 2001–02 Borussia Dortmund season

Borussia Dortmund clinched its 6th national championship, thanks to a stellar ending to the season, passing long-time leaders Bayer Leverkusen in the penultimate round, before sealing the title with a win on the final day. It also reached the final of the UEFA Cup, where it had the disadvantage of playing away from home against Feyenoord. With skipper Jürgen Kohler being sent off in his final match of the career, Feyenoord were able to win 3–2 and deprive Dortmund of its first international title since its famous UEFA Champions League victory in 1997.
Key players in Dortmund's success were Czech duo Jan Koller and Tomáš Rosický, top scorer Márcio Amoroso and German internationals such as Christoph Metzelder, goalkeeper Jens Lehmann and Christian Wörns. It was coach Matthias Sammer's first season in charge, and the 1996 European Player of the Year was an instant hit, becoming one of the very few coaches to win one of Europe's top domestic league at his first attempt.

## Squad

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 1 | GK | GER | Jens Lehmann |
| 2 | DF | GER | Christian Wörns |
| 3 | DF | BRA | Evanílson (on loan from Parma) |
| 4 | MF | YUG | Miroslav Stević |
| 5 | DF | GER | Jürgen Kohler |
| 6 | DF | GER | Jörg Heinrich |
| 7 | DF | GER | Stefan Reuter |
| 8 | FW | CZE | Jan Koller |
| 10 | MF | CZE | Tomáš Rosický |
| 11 | FW | GER | Heiko Herrlich |
| 12 | FW | BRA | Ewerthon |
| 13 | FW | GER | Giuseppe Reina |
| 14 | DF | FRA | Guy Demel |
| 15 | MF | NGA | Sunday Oliseh |
| 17 | DF | BRA | Dedê |
| 18 | MF | GER | Lars Ricken |
| 19 | MF | GHA | Otto Addo |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 20 | GK | GER | Philipp Laux |
| 21 | DF | GER | Christoph Metzelder |
| 22 | FW | BRA | Márcio Amoroso |
| 23 | DF | ALG | Ahmed Reda Madouni |
| 25 | MF | GER | Sebastian Kehl |
| 27 | MF | GER | David Odonkor |
| 28 | MF | GER | Francis Bugri |
| 29 | MF | NOR | Jan-Derek Sørensen |
| 31 | FW | GER | Emmanuel Krontiris |
| 32 | GK | GER | Alexander Kuschmann |
| 33 | MF | GER | Florian Kringe |
| 34 | GK | GER | Michael Ratajczak |
| 38 | DF | GER | Florian Thorwart |
| 41 | DF | GER | Timo Achenbach |
| 42 | MF | GER | Salvatore Gambino |
| 43 | MF | GER | Michael Kügler |

### Left club during season

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 9 | FW | GER | Fredi Bobic (on loan to Bolton Wanderers) |
| 16 | MF | BIH | Sead Kapetanovic (released) |
| No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
| 40 | FW | USA | Conor Casey (on loan to Hannover 96) |

## Competitions
### Bundesliga
#### League table

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| 1 | Borussia Dortmund (C) | 34 | 21 | 7 | 6 | 62 | 33 | +29 | 70 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 2 | Bayer Leverkusen | 34 | 21 | 6 | 7 | 77 | 38 | +39 | 69 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
| 3 | Bayern Munich | 34 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 65 | 25 | +40 | 68 | Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round |
| 4 | Hertha BSC | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 61 | 38 | +23 | 61 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 5 | Schalke 04 | 34 | 18 | 7 | 9 | 52 | 36 | +16 | 61 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |

### Champions League
#### Group stage

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Liverpool | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 12 | Advance to second group stage |
| 2 | Boavista | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 | Advance to second group stage |
| 3 | Borussia Dortmund | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | −1 | 8 | Transfer to UEFA Cup |
| 4 | Dynamo Kyiv | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 4 | |